By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence I spent the week leading up to the semiquincentennial of our country’s independence, reading several essays, editorials, and social media posts about what our nation has become and who we are as a people. Most articles struck me as political postmortems and social autopsies, reflecting the current mood of theContinueContinue reading “‘This Land’ by Michael Tyler”
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‘What Else?’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence What else must we doBeyond how we’ve survived From the first day we arrived? What else must we show Beyond our blood and tears From the scars flayed by your fears? What else must we speak Beyond “I Am A Man” To get justice in this land? What else must we prayBeyond our righteous cause To get redress from your laws? WhatContinueContinue reading “‘What Else?’ by Michael Tyler”
‘There’ a Mother’s Day Poem by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence She was there…Before you breathed air,Before you felt touch,Before you heard sound,Before you saw light.There…Before you were dreamt,Before you were hoped,Before you were thought,Before you were named. You were there…In her first second,In her first minute,In her first hour.In her first day.There…In her body,In her blessing,In her being,In her belief.ContinueContinue reading “‘There’ a Mother’s Day Poem by Michael Tyler”